1. Sexual Violence Awareness Week 2006: Steps Toward Change
2. January Bridge Building Trip to Guatemala: Student Applications Due
3. Les Aspin Center honors Congressman and civil rights leader
4. Al’s Run will necessitate closure of Wells Street
   
5. Manresa seeks students for outreach
6. Biological Sciences hosts Friday Seminar
7. College of Nursing honored
8. Is your information correct? Check it out!
9. Diversity Meet and Greet today
10. Raynor Memorial Library to host Fall Colloquium
11. Best practices for managing your junk e-mail
12. Gesu offers new ministry for those dealing with mental illness
13. Enjoy Campus Town fall fest 2006 today
14. Learn more about majors in the biological sciences
15. Training scheduled for liturgical ministers
16. Join the Senior Week Activities and Planning Team 2007
17. Marquette Cheer tryouts set for next week
18. Interested in participating in couples research?
19. Group Fitness classes still have openings
20. University events
    

1. Sexual Violence Awareness Week 2006: Steps Toward Change

A weeklong series of events is being planned Sept. 17-22 in connection with Sexual Violence Awareness Week.

Students are invited to gather in the Central Mall at 5 p.m. Sunday to participate in the kickoff event, creation of the largest human awareness ribbon. The Men of O’Donnell Hall will also begin the fourth annual Teeter Totter Marathon to raise funds for the Task Force on Family Violence.

On Monday, Sept. 18, a Soup with Substance lunch at noon in the Henke Lounge will feature Carmen Pitre, a local expert on family violence, and Kasey Ollie, health educator in Marquette’s Center for Health Education and Promotion. Their topic is: Human Rights and Social Justice – A New Way to Look at Family Violence.

Informational tables and the Clothesline Project will be at the AMU all week. The clothesline includes t-shirts designed by survivors of sexual violence.

Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to wear purple and teal, the colors of activism to end sexual violence. Purple and teal ribbons will be handed out at various events.

For further details surrounding the events and/or how to get your group involved, please call the Center for Health Education and Promotion at 8-5217 or visit the Website.

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2. January Bridge Building Trip to Guatemala: Student Applications Due

Marquette University students are invited to apply for the 2007 bridge building trip to the highlands of Guatemala Jan. 3 – 13, 2007. Students and others will work with a Guatemalan organization, Programa de Ayuda para los Vecinos del Altiplano (PAVA) and Engineers without Borders to construct a concrete and steel bridge for an in-need community.

Students will work with hosts from Guatemala, and have an opportunity to learn about traditional Mayan life, sustainability, and the importance of infrastructure to society. Successful applicants will be strongly encouraged to take or audit CEEN 193 “Latin American Health Environment and Infrastructure,” (Spring 2007; M, W 5:45 – 7 PM).

Students from all colleges within the university may apply. However, space is limited, and it is probable that not all applicants will be accepted. Priority will be given to those students who describe a plan to integrate the experience within their classes, such as Latin American History (HIST 071), International Trade (ECON 156), National Security Affairs/ Preparation for Active Duty (AS 400), Plants, Pathogens, and People (BIOL 006), Civil Engineering Senior Design (CEEN 189), or other appropriate classes.

Students are encouraged to discuss the trip with their instructors and to include a brief integration plan with their application. The cost of airfare, food and housing will be approximately $1,200. An application, two letters of recommendation and signed waiver are due before Sept. 29, 2006. Application and waiver forms can be found online. Contact Dr. Daniel Zitomer for additional details.

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3. Les Aspin Center honors Congressman and civil rights leader

Noted civil rights leader U.S. Rep. John Lewis of Georgia will receive the Les Aspin Democracy Award from Marquette’s Les Aspin Center for Government Monday.

Lewis will be recognized for his leadership during the Civil Rights Movement and for his tireless efforts on the issues of race relations, poverty, and the problems that plague cities. He was a lead organizer and keynote speaker at the historic March on Washington in August 1963. In 1964, Lewis coordinated voter registration drives and community action programs during the Mississippi Freedom Summer. The following year, Lewis led more than 600 peaceful protestors across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama on Mar. 7, 1965. They intended to march from Selma to Montgomery to demonstrate the need for voting rights in the state. The marchers were attacked by Alabama state troopers in a confrontation that became known as "Bloody Sunday." News broadcasts and photographs revealing the cruelty of the segregated South helped hasten the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

After serving on the Atlanta City Council, Lewis was elected to Congress in November 1986 and has served as U.S. Representative of Georgia's Fifth Congressional District since then.

Past Aspin Center honorees have included Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, U.S. Senators Robert and Elizabeth Dole, U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye and General Brent Scowcroft.

More information on the Les Aspin Center for Government is available online.

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4. Al’s Run will necessitate closure of Wells Street
 
Briggs & Al’s Run & Walk for Children’s Hospital on Saturday will necessitate the closure of Wells Street between 10th and 16th Streets from approximately 7 to 11 a.m. Therefore, there will be no access to parking lots A and D.
 
The Wells Street structure will be accessible only from Kilbourn, and lot F will be reached only from Wisconsin Avenue.
 
Those participating the run or coming to campus Saturday morning are encouraged to use Parking Structure #1. Both the 16th and 17th Street gates will be open, and there will be no visitor charge or permit requirement.
 
Haven’t register for the run and walk? You can still do so online. Be sure you indicate that you are a Marquette participant! You can also register on-site at Schroeder Field at 13th and Wells.

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5. Manresa seeks students for outreach

Interested in helping others piece together their futures?  Be part of the Manresa Project Outreach Team to help others find their place in the world.  The Outreach Team will be engaging in discussion about discernment and vocation with their peers in various settings in order to bring each individual to a deeper understanding of their personal vocation.  If you are interested in being a part of the new program applications are available online.

Applications are due Sept. 18 in room 121 of the AMU.  Any questions, contact Dominique George.

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6. Biological Sciences hosts Friday Seminar

The featured speaker at this week’s Friday Seminar, hosted by the Department of Biological Sciences, is Dr. John E. Speich from the Mechanical Engineering Department at Virginia Commonwealth University. He will speak about the “Characterization and Modeling of Adjustable Passive Stiffness in Smooth Muscle.”

The session begins at 3:30 p.m. in room 111 of the Wehr Life Sciences Building.
The seminars are free and open to the public as well as students, faculty and staff. They are supported by the School Endowment and the Wehr Foundation.

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7. College of Nursing honored

Dean Lea Acord accepted the 2006 Hope & Spirit Award from Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital Wednesday on behalf of the College of Nursing.

Hope & Spirit Award winners are selected for demonstrating a dedication to improving the health status of the community; resolve to address a serious healthcare challenge;passion and courage; and the ability to inspire others. 

Pamela Maxson-Cooper, chief nursing officer and vice president of patient care services at Froedert Hospital, said, "Your present and former students make incredible things happen at Froedtert everyday."

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• Cardio Tone – Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7 to 8 a.m. AND Mondays and Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to noon
• Stability Ball – Mondays and Wednesdays from 8 to 8:45 a.m.
• Intense Body Conditioning – Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
• Spinning – Mondays and Wednesdays from 12:30 to 1:15 p.m.
• Circuit Exercise - Variety of days/times available 

For more details, pick up a brochure at the Helfaer Recreation Center.